The 2022 Parents of IsOtopes for the Next Generation

The 2022 “Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation (PING): Exploring the Nuclear Matter” was held at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI as a combined two-week and year-round program research opportunity for eighteen high school and middle school students. The program also includes undergraduate students performing basic or applied nuclear science. The pre-college students originated from California, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Virginia, and New Jersey. During the spring 2023, the parents of PING2022 formed a new program, “Parents of IsOtopes for the Next Generation” aimed at leveraging their experience to expose students beyond the standard outreach effort of MSU/FRIB. This presentation will provide an overview of the PING2022 parent experiences, the impacts on their children and how this program can be expanded to other settings.